PK Bois B3
| Known as: | PK Bois B3; Pelliot Koutchéen Bois B3 et B3 bis; LP 5 |
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| Cite this page as: | "PK Bois B3". In A Comprehensive Edition of Tocharian Manuscripts (CEToM). Created and maintained by Melanie Malzahn, Martin Braun, Hannes A. Fellner, and Bernhard Koller. https://cetom.univie.ac.at/?m-pkbois_b3 (accessed 05 Sep. 2026). |
Provenience | |
| Main find spot: | Shaldirang |
| Specific find spot: | Watchtower |
| Collection: | Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds Pelliot Koutchéen (Paris) |
Language and Script | |
| Language: | TB |
| Linguistic stage: | classical |
| Script: | classical |
Text contents | |
| Text genre: | Non-literary |
| Text subgenre: | Laissez-passer |
| Verse/Prose: | prose |
Object | |
| Material: | ink on wood tablet |
| Size (h × w): | 6.95–5.05 × 13.35–11.85 cm |
| Number of lines: | 5 |
Transliteration
| a1 | ywā rtta¯ ¯ś pi ṅkaṃ • sa lyi tsai yo ñyai [ne] [k](·)[e] ma (– –) |
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| a2 | rśai śco • twe ñī yai – [r] – – – – – – – – [ya] – [ṃ] – – |
| a3 | meṃ i yaṃ • ceṃ mpa śā mna • e ṣe meṃ śa¯ ¯k • ya kwi e ṣṣe meṃ • |
| a4 | pi¯ ¯ś o kso ṣe • te pa rra tā rka ya tsi au ṣa¯ ¯p mā ta rka |
| a5 | na¯ ¯t • i kaṃ kṣu ntsa • ṣu kta ñce – – – ¯k śtwe rne • yo |
Transcription
| a1 | ywārttaś piṅkäṃ • salyitsai yoñyaine k(ṣ)ema(tewo)¬ |
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| a2 | ¬rśaiśco • twe ñī yai(tko)r(sa) (mant) (pyām) (•) (ñake) (se) ya(rkā)ṃ – – |
| a3 | °meṃ iyaṃ • ceṃmpa śāmna • eṣemeṃ śak • yakwi eṣṣemeṃ • |
| a4 | piś okso ṣe • te parra tārka yatsi auṣap mā tärka¬ |
| a5 | ¬nat • ikäṃ kṣuntsa • ṣuktañce (meṃne) (śa)k śtwerne • yo |
Translation
| a3+ | «avec celui-ci, des hommes – en tout dix [i.e. lui et dix compagnons], des chevaux – en tout cinq, bœuf – un» |
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Other
| a1+ | Ywārttaś schreibt an Kṣema[te]rśai bei der salzigen Zollstelle. (Schmidt 1974: 450) |
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Commentary
Remarks
| thickness 1,16–0,55 cm |
References
Edition
Lévi 1913: 312; Pinault 1987: 87
Translations
Pinault 1987: a3 a4 (79); Schmidt 1974: a1 a2 (450)
Bibliography
Lévi, Sylvain. 1913. “Le « tokharien В », langue de Koutcha.” Journal Asiatique 11e série, 2: 311–80.
Pinault, Georges-Jean. 1987. “Épigraphie koutchéenne. I. Laissez-passer de caravanes. II. Graffites et inscriptions.” Sites divers de la région de Koutcha, Mission Paul Pelliot, Documents archéologiques, 8: 59–196 + XL.
Schmidt, Klaus T. 1974. “Die Gebrauchsweisen des Mediums im Tocharischen.” PhD, Universität Göttingen.
